self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be lacking in options; to be too few
human relations; personal relationships
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
pointing out; identification
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
gossip; corner of the mouth
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case